The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
| MUST DIE"
"But Love You Better Than
Anything in the World"
A YOUNG WIFE'S SAD SUICIDE.

MACON, Ga, November 17.-[Sreciall-Af
ter night of agony Mrs. Ella Taylor, wife OF
Mr.. c. Ii. Taylor, breathed her last
The story is n sad one. MI Taylor is horse
dealer from Johnson city, Tenn, and is o
cousin of Governor Bob Taylor. He came
here some two years ago, engaged in horse
dealing, and renamed here pretty much all
last year. Ho is II man of magnificent physique
and fascinating manners aud soon made him.
self very agreeable among his acquaintance,
ladies included.
The young lady was a daughter of Mr. Ben
nett Jones, the eX-pohceman, whose wife Kept
boarding house ON Plum street, just above
the Welihourne house. Mr.. Taylor went
away last spring, but returned after few
months absence, and became a boarder at Mrs.
Jones's, where he met with Miss Jones. The
acquaintance soon ripened into love and al
though she was only sixteen
and he thirty-lour, they resolved to marry,
The parents objected, but the lovers were de-
ternined, and on October %, during the week
of the state fair, they had little quiet we'd
ding at the house of a friend, Justice ID. A.
Heating performing the ceremony.
a reconciliation with the parents, who idol
1Zed their daughter, was soon effected, and the
young couple went TO reside with
MIR. and Mrs, Jones. Since that
time things have not worked as
smoothly as they might. Mr.. Taylor wished
house in Tennessee, but the parents, who
loved her SO We'll, strenuously objected to he
leaving them SO soon
In this way the matter stood when she
made the fatal resolve to set
tie the whole matter by the sacrifice of
her own young life. With this resolution
formed She left the house Tuesday morning,
and went down to Shinbolser's store and Dor
rowed half dollar. She put pair of brace
lets III satohol and said She was going to q
jewelers. to get them mended.
On the way up town she met her husband,
who asked her where She was going?
TO the jewelers., TO get my bracelets mend
ed she replied
Have you got any money!"
"No, and L don't want any"
Her husband doubted her going TO have her
bracelets mended, but she affirmed it, and to
prove the fact she opened her satchel and there
were the bracelets, and there was also half
dollar IN the bottom of the Satchel
Her husband then lightly reproached her
for deceiving him, but sherepled that" mamma
gave me that just before / started" The
half dollar paid for bottle of morphine
and on her return she took part OF it, But it
was not fatal DOSE and when Mr. Taylor
came home about eleven o'clock, he found
that she had taken it q short while before,
and he worked with her TO save her from the
deadly stupor into which she had fallen.
After breakfast he found her better, and
left the house, but she was determined to die
and during the day secured the bottle and
swallowed nearly all that was left.
In the afternoon Mrs Jones sent for Mr..
Taylor, and when he got home he found that
the attempt had been repeated, and already
the shadow of the death angels wing was
clouding the fair young brow of his bride.
The long walk began
1t was q struggle for life.
She realized that she was going, and as they
walked up and down the floor she talked with
him in that dazed, dreamy, far-awny manner,
in which people converse when the end is APP
preaching. DR.. w. G. Gibson had been at first
called and had paid several visits. Her life
could have been saved had she not taken that
last deadly Dose
A search of her trunk disclosed the existence
of the bottle, labeled "Morphine, and after
little further search there was found q note
| written in q neat, lady-like hand which read .
Dear Bnbber-l VIII say few words to You as
| am going. Darling, love you, and l know you
love me, but W, are not doing me right at all, and
you know it, d I that's all right, darling; love
you well enough TO die for you, and have some
little requests to make before go. That is please
quit your wild habits an another is to 20 around
any other young lady, and for my sake and Co.'s
think that am going TO rest. Try and meet me In
heaven Is all ask. Bye, bye, ELLA"
AS they walked together, she said
81 love you better than anything on earth,
and hate to die; but my death will settle
ALL"
Back and forth up and down, the weary feet,
usually so light and airy, dragged on the floor,
growing weaker and weaker at every turn.
Drs j. G. johnson and McHattan were sum
moned They did all in their power, and
through the long watches of the night the bat
tie ebbed and flowed
Toward midnight she said
Darling, / love you, Oh, so
much, and I want to die in your arms.
She grew so weak, at last, that they had to lay
her on the bed, and her husband lay down by
her. The physicians used every means in
their power to bring her back and they thought
about one o'clock, that her pulse was q littlo
better, but she began sinking rapidly and at
3 80 this morning she died.
Mr.. Jones was absent from the city, but was
sent for this morning. Mr.. ID. A. Heating,
the justice who married them, is also an under
taker, and was asked to take charge Of the re-
mains.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at Friend
ship church, Twiggs county, not far from Bal
lard's station, where the old family burying
ground is located.
Mr.. Jones was at Frazier, a small station on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road, and was telegraphed for, arriving little
after noon. He took hack
and drove to his home. Ho was
ALMOST HEARTBROKEN
over the death Of his daughter whom he left
only q few days ago, well and apparently
happy.
During the day many friends called to offer
their synpathics TO the family.
The sad tragedy has been the topic OF CONVEX
sation on the streets all day, and there are
universal expressions OF pity over the occur
renee. Mrs. Taylor was n very attractive young
lady and was loved and admired by many
friends. The husband is inconsolable,